It is one of those novels in which a lot more is meant to have been said than actually ever is. The adventures are very funny indeed, but the philosophical implications are less so. He also runs into an Independent Socialist leader, and finally, Hugo Belfounder, a sort of "natural" man. Jake and Finn first turn to Dave, a philosopher friend then Jake goes on to Anna, an old flame whom he possibly really loves and Anna hands him on to her sister, Sadie, a serpentine film actress who probably loves him, and from whom he escapes. A light and gay, for the most part, English novel of what Jake Donaghue goes through before he finds a new place to live when Madge kicks him our- along with his friend Finn- for the sake of Sacred Sammy Starfield, fabulous bookie and spiv.
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